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  • Tweet City Heights: Transportation Bill Would Slash Funding for Transit

    By Megan Burks House Transportation Bill Would Strip Funding for Transit, Bikes The House of Representatives passed a transportation bill last week that would significantly reduce funding for transit authorities and safe streets programs. The bill proposes directing all revenue from a federal gasoline tax to highways; currently, 2.86 cents of the 18.4-cents-a-gallon tax go…

  • Video: Problems Still Plague County Food Stamp System

    By Maureen Cavanaugh, Joanne Faryon, Patty Lane and Claire Trageser Five out of six calls to a county hotline designed to help residents access food stamps and other benefits are dropped, according to an inTelegy report first publicized in U-T San Diego. The report, commissioned by the county, also found that those callers who do make it through wait an…

  • Coalition Seeks To Increase Citizenship Applications

    By Adrian Florido In the run-up to this year’s elections, six San Diego nonprofits have said they’ll work together to increase the number of eligible permanent residents applying to become U.S. citizens. The coalition includes nonprofits with a heavy presence in local immigrant communities, including Catholic Charities, the International Rescue Committee and Legal Aid Society of San Diego. The…

  • Field Guide: City Heights and the Mayor’s Race, Part IV

    By Megan Burks [Editor’s Note: Field Guide is a weekly email bringing you the news, explainers and action items needed to navigate your changing community. Click here to subscribe.] FIELD GUIDE TOOLBOX The Candidates: Carl DeMaio Current Job: City Councilman representing District 5 Political Affiliation: Republican Endorsement: Engineering and General Contractors Association Known For: Outspoken…

  • Latino Activist To Run In District 9

    A long-time Latino activist said last week that he would run to represent San Diego’s new 9th City Council district in this year’s election. The new district, centered in City Heights, is majority Latino. It was drawn that way during last year’s redistricting process to give Latinos – who make up almost 30 percent of…